Hassan Tower hosts Global Champions finals from 30 October
Published on 10/21/2026 at 18:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSRabat finals and landmark setting
- Organisers schedule the Rabat finals from 30 October to 1 November 2026 beside Hassan Tower.
- The Global Champions League final is set for 30 October, followed by the individual tour final on 1 November 2026.
- The landmark's minaret is 44 metres high and the unfinished mosque project ended after the sultan's death in 1199.
Hassan Tower and the Longines Global Champions Tour finals will share Rabat's landmark setting from 30 October to 1 November 2026. The temporary equestrian village will stand between the tower, the Royal Theatre of Rabat and the Mohammed VI Tower.
The programme brings an international show-jumping championship to central Rabat, Morocco, while keeping the monument as a visible reference point for visitors.
Global Champions finals set beside Hassan Tower
The 2026 Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League finals are scheduled for 30 October to 1 November 2026. The organiser's Rabat event page confirms the three-day date range.
The competition will use a specially built equestrian village on a 5.5-hectare site in the centre of Rabat. A report on the Rabat finals places the site between Hassan Tower, the Royal Theatre and the Mohammed VI Tower.
The Global Champions League final is scheduled for Friday 30 October, when the team champion will be decided. The individual Longines Global Champions Tour final follows on Sunday 1 November, with both competitions forming the sporting core of the Rabat programme.
The event will also include a cultural programme, a themed village, musical and artistic activities, and national and international equestrian shows. These additions connect the temporary arena with the architectural and cultural setting around the monument.
Hassan Tower links a twelfth-century project to the finals
Hassan Tower is the surviving minaret of an unfinished mosque project associated with the Almohad sultan Yacoub Al Mansour. The Rabat tourism authority's description records the minaret at 44 metres and links the site's history to the twelfth century.
Construction did not continue after the sultan's death in 1199, and the site was later affected by the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. The incomplete mosque plan is represented by the surviving minaret and the surrounding columns, giving the equestrian village a direct visual relationship with a medieval monument rather than using the tower as the competition venue.
That distinction matters for visitors. The finals take place in a separate temporary village beside the landmark, while Hassan Tower remains the fixed architectural point that identifies the site within Rabat.
Three days place show jumping beside Rabat's monument
The Rabat finals return the international circuit to the city for a third consecutive year, according to the event announcement. The 2026 edition also marks two decades since the Longines Global Champions Tour was founded in 2006.
The juxtaposition is unusually clear: a modern championship arena will occupy a defined site between three contemporary and historic Rabat landmarks, while the unfinished mosque project continues to provide the setting's strongest historical reference.
Visiting Hassan Tower: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The finals run from 30 October to 1 November 2026 in the temporary equestrian village between Hassan Tower, the Royal Theatre of Rabat and the Mohammed VI Tower.
- The sporting programme is separate from the monument itself. The published programme includes the Global Champions League final on 30 October and the individual tour final on 1 November, alongside cultural and equestrian activities.
- The site is in central Rabat, with Hassan Tower serving as a landmark for the event location. The tower's minaret rises 44 metres above the historic remains.
- Morocco's official languages are Arabic and Amazigh, and its currency is the Moroccan dirham. Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Hassan Tower
When do the Global Champions finals take place at Hassan Tower?
The finals are scheduled for 30 October to 1 November 2026 in an equestrian village beside the landmark in Rabat.
What is Hassan Tower?
It is the 44-metre minaret of an unfinished mosque project associated with Yacoub Al Mansour and halted after his death in 1199.
Where is Hassan Tower and how do you get there?
The landmark is in central Rabat, beside the temporary finals site and near the Royal Theatre of Rabat and the Mohammed VI Tower.
